The Tłı̨chǫ Government is providing emergency child care in Behchokǫ̀ for essential service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release, the Tłı̨chǫ Government says it is responding to “a critical need for emergency daycare services” in the community. The Tłı̨chǫ Government says this is not a regular…
The Solid Waste Facility (SWF) in Yellowknife will have a ‘limited reopening’ on Monday, May 4th, for reduced hours. The SWF was closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will now be accepting trash in a designated public drop-off (PDO) area only from 1:00 p.m. till…
A 35-year-old man in an apartment in downtown Yellowknife has died and police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death.” According to an RCMP news release, police were called to an apartment unit on Tuesday, April 28, around 53rd Street and 50th Avenue at 2:22 a.m. Upon arrival,…
Police arrested a 25-year-old man in Yellowknife during a drug investigation that took place on the Circle K parking lot located on Forrest Drive. According to an RCMP news release, on Friday, April 24, an officer was on patrol when he spotted a potential drug deal happening. “A search of…
RCMP in Yellowknife say they have charged a 23-year-old woman for the illegal sale of liquor. “We believe the illegal alcohol was destined to the downtown, vulnerable citizens,” Yellowknife RCMP Detachment Commander, Insp. Alex Laporte said in a news release. During a routine patrol in downtown Yellowknife on Wednesday, April 22, police…
Businesses and artists interested in manufacturing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the NWT can now apply for government funding. According to a news release, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) is accepting proposals that show a business case for the development of PPE and cloth facemasks within the…
The Northern Federation of Labour (NTFL) and the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) will observe a minute of silence tomorrow for the National Day of Mourning for workers injured on the job. The event will take place on April 28, at noon and is an annual celebration of remembrance…
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is providing additional child care support for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $5.1 million on Friday, to create four temporary child care initiatives to help support parents providing essential services in the NWT. In a news release, the GNWT says…
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation in Fort Liard has postponed its election because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The First Nation announced the postponement in a news release sent Wednesday April 22. The election was originally planned for June 8, but leaders fear that the pandemic could risk introducing the…
Two Yellowknife third-year Aurora College nursing students, Erica Abel and Marisa McArthur, will receive the 2020 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship of $20,000. “The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship will support two nursing students to be meaningfully involved in health and wellness research in the NWT,” Dr. John B. Zoe, Hotıì ts’eeda governing council chair said. According…